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Butte's Greatest Horse Race Retold at Local Saloon
The tale recalls a summer 1874 race in Butte between Bill McKendrick's brown mare and two Taaho men with a rival horse. McKendrick mortgaged his outfit and lost all. the story recounts the unexpected turn when the saddle horse shifted its leading foot, altering the outcome as crowds cheered and fortunes hung on the result.
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Butte
Bill McKendrick
Helena
George Brown
Bear
McKendrick
Bute
Brown Herar
Wood River
Taaho
Mac
Brown